Former University of Pittsburgh football star Bob Buczkowski was charged last month "with operating a prostitution and cocaine empire," and Tribune-Review columnist Mike Seate says Pittsburgh City Paper helped Buczkowski operate his "brothel-on-wheels." According to Seate, the indictment alleges that the defendant and his girlfriend placed ads in the AAN-member paper's classified section to recruit prostitutes and solicit customers. Editor Chris Potter tells Seate that authorities have not contacted anyone at City Paper's parent company to discuss the case.

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Even though Hurricane Katrina left its office (pictured) submerged under more than two feet of water, co-owners Margo and Clancy DuBos always knew the paper would make a comeback. "We're about to celebrate our 25th anniversary [at Gambit]," says Margo. "How could I work that hard and get the company where it is and walk away from that?" The paper will initially operate from a temporary office space in Metairie, La., but it will have to do so without editor Michael Tisserand, who has made the difficult decision to relocate with his family to the Chicago area.

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